pletzel

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noun

A flat bread roll, either crisp or chewy, somewhat similar to a bagel

OriginYiddish פּלעצל →
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Meanings

nounpletzel (plural pletzels)

plural pletzels · alternative pletzl

  1. A flat bread roll, either crisp or chewy, somewhat similar to a bagel

Origin

  1. Yiddishפּלעצל“small bread”
  2. Englishpletzel

Yiddish פּלעצל (pletsl, “small bread”)

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Chicago

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